Variant 1 We American

2-VARIANT

1. I hoped ... you by phone, but I couldn’t. Why didn't you pick up the receiver?

A. of reaching
B. an reach
C. is reached
D. to have reached

2. Modern art is when you buy a picture ... a hole in the wall – and decide that the hole looks better.

A. of covered
B. is covering
C. is cover
D. to cover

3.Where are you …?

A. from
B. in
C. on
D. along

4.Is there anything in that new magazine worth of _____.

A. as read
B. reading
C. is reading
D. is read

5.Although I was in a hurry, I stopped _____ to him.

A. as talking
B. are talked
C. to talk
D. is talk

6.I really must stop ______.

A. are smoke
B. smoking
C. is smoked
D. is smoking

7.Would you mind ______ the front door?

A. closing
B. are close
C. is closed
D. is closing

8.You should remember ______ him. He’ll be at home.

A. is phoning
B. is phoned
C. to phone
D. are phone

9. Do you enjoy ______?

A. is teach
B. are teach
C. is teaching
D. teaching

10. All parts of London seem ______ to different towns and epochs.

A. are belonging
B. is belong
C. to belong
D. as belonged

11. Why have you stopped? Go on ______.

A. reading
B. is read
C. is reading
D. are read

12. The teacher asked us some questions and went on ______ us about the climate of England.

A. telling
B. are tell
C. is telling
D. is told

13. When we had finished ______ the waiter brought the bill.

A. to eat
B. eating
C. were eating
D. had eaten

14. My elder brother went to college, and I hope ______ there too.

A. to go
B. is going
C. is go
D. are go

15. My car needs a service badly, and Tom offered ______ me with it.

A. are helping
B. is help
C. to help
D. are helped

16. Avoid ______ and you’ll feel better soon.

A. have overeat
B. overeating
C. do overeating
D. for overeat

17. I can’t help ______ about that awful accident.

A. is think
B. are think
C. is thinking
D. thinking
18. The Brains want ______ Boston this week.
A. is leaving for
B. is leave for
C. to leave for
D. are leaving for

19. I’ll always remember ______ you for the first time.

A. meeting
B. are meet
C. is meeting
D. is met

20. I decided ______ my holiday in France.

A. is spending
B. to spend
C. are spend
D. is spend

21. I enjoy ______ very much.

A. travelling
B. is travel
C. is travelling
D. are travel

22. We might manage ______ a lot of interesting places there.

A. to visit
B. are visiting
C. is visit
D. a visit

23. I dislike ______ around in the car.

A. a tour
B. touring
C. are touring
D. is tour

24. A great mistake that you can make in life is ... you are always right.

A. a thought
B. is think
C. thinking
D. are thinking

25. I am glad ... to stay with them in their country-house.

A. to invite
B. an invited
C. are invited
D. is invited

26. I was sorry ... as I couldn’t finish my conversation with Frieda.

A. to have been disturbed
B. is be disturbed
C. are disturb
D. is being disturbed

27. Everything comes to him who knows how ... .

A. are been waiting
B. a waiting
C. to wait
D. is be waiting

28. Good-bye! I am so pleased ... you. – The pleasure is mine.

A. a meeting
B. to have reached
C. are been meeting
D. is meet

29.My wife works … the factory

A. at
B. before
C. during
D. to

30.Come … the house and have some coffee.

A. before
B. into
C. through
D. down